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América de Cali will play the final of the 2020 Conmebol Libertadores Femenina against Ferroviaria, in a new continental final between Colombians and Brazilians. In addition, its captain Catalina Usme could make history with the scarlet shirt, if she scored a goal, she would be the new top artillery player in the competition. With the scoring against El Nacional, on the second day, she reached the Brazilian Cristiane’s record of 28 goals.
Catalina is living her best moment with América de Cali. In addition to fighting the continental final and having the possibility of becoming the top scorer (alone) of the Libertadores Femenina, she was nominated by the organization for the best player of the tournament that takes place in Argentina.
Voting is open and the scarlet ’10’ has a fierce battle on social networks with the Brazilian Luana (Ferroviaria) and Andressinha (Corinthians), and the Chilean Carla Guerrero (University of Chile).
This Sunday, Cata Usme could become the player with the most goals in the Copa Libertadores. Currently, the attacker who is also the top scorer of the Colombian National Team, has 28 annotations in the tournament and reached the 35-year-old Brazilian, Cristiane de Souza.
The captain of the ‘Diablas Rojas’ has played the continental tournament with three teams: Formas Íntimas, with which she scored 19 goals; Santa Fe that he reinforced for the Libertadores 2017 and scored 4 goals, and with América de Cali, with which he achieved 4 goals in 2019 and a goal in this edition. He scored it against El Nacional, on the second date of the group stage.
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The first goal in the history of the Copa Libertadores was made by Cristiane (Santos), whom Catalina seeks to “dethrone”. That year his team would conquer the first edition on Brazilian soil.
The second goal of a Colombian in Libertadores was scored by Catalina Usme. It occurred in the defeat (3-2) against the Autonomous University of Asunción, on the first date of the 2009 edition. The first goal was scored by Diana Ospina (15 ‘) and at 63’ Usme, who was 20 years old at that time, scored .
In the first edition of the Libertadores, Catalina finished second in the scorers’ table (7 goals) led by Cristiane, with 15. Her goals were key for Formas Íntimas to take third place.
